Nearly four decades have passed since Joe Shadroui came to the Town with flowers in hand, but his reign over the petals is coming to an end this month. Through his Bunker Hill Florist business, now owned with his husband…
Author: Seth Daniel
Hood Park to Talk New Campus Proposal, Major Community Input Saturday
From new office buildings, to water falls at the stack, hotels to a two-acre green space, Hood Park is coming to the community this summer – beginning on Saturday morning, June 23 – to share some ideas for their revised…
Time to Heal:Peace Park and Walk to Take Place on Tuesday Evening
Once-underutilized Lowney Park has been converted in the last few months into a Peace Park, and advocates from the Charlestown Coalition will open the revamped space this coming Tuesday, with an unveiling, a march and an event. “It’s all about…
This Was Week to Remember Community, Heroes, Hometown
The Charlestown Pride Week and Battle of Bunker Hill Day Parade couldn’t have rolled out in a better way last week, with great attendance at all of the events and crowds packing the streets for the Parade – aided of…
Lower Mystic Kick-Off Looks to Envision Future of a Forgotten Waterfront
The Boston Harbor and the Charles River are uniquely associated with Charlestown both historically and visually, but the Mystic River waterfront on the backside of the Town is often neglected and forgotten – mostly because it’s highly inaccessible to the…
Bunker Hill Monument Association Steeped in History, Remembrance
Many might not know it, but the Bunker Hill Monument came down to eight guys and a hearty breakfast. Knowing that the hill in Charlestown was hallowed ground, and not content with the makeshift wooden marker that was there, they…
Hero Square Ceremonies Steal the Show on Friday
Growing up in Charlestown, Eugene ‘Gene’ Doe would jump off the old arm platform that swung off equipment in the Oilies park on Medford Street , a perfect precursor to his storied service as a paratrooper – where he made…
Battle of Bunker Hill Parade Kicks off at 12:30 P.M., June 10
The Battle of Bunker Hill Day Parade will have a ribbon cutting and musket volley in Hayes Square on Sunday, June 10, and then the fun will all begin as the columns of marchers head up Bunker Hill Street at…
Encore’s Charlestown Mitigation Fund Distributes $178,000 in Local Grants
When Billy Kelly’s phone started ringing earlier this week, he knew it must mean more progress in getting lights on the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in the Training Field. And he was right. Kelly’s Friends of the Training Field organization…
CNC has Concerns on Sullivan Sq Project
The Charlestown Neighborhood Council (CNC) met on Tuesday night, June 5, and heard development plans for Sullivan Square, while also getting to the bottom of a long-standing issue about the rental of the Courageous Sailing pier. The meeting was also…